Okay are you ready for another radical new twist for Viper’s annual “Texas Revolution” event at TXR Paintball?

This year we bring you “Tech Wars.” Based in the future, corporations are now the governments. Without politics to get in their way these corporations have decimated the Earth’s resources. Fossil fuels, minerals, even agricultural lands are virtually unusable. As resources ran out the corporations raced to get off the planet in order to mine (pillage) other nearby moons and planets to feed their fight for ultimate control of Earth.

Ultimately they all chose the most promising planets and moons, and so the battle spilled out into space as many of them landed on the same celestial bodies. They built enormous machines with which to fight on the ground for the resources that they so badly needed back on Earth. These machines imposing machines can only be described as gigantic robots with rocket pods, guns, lasers, and more and they are piloted by skilled men and women who are very much like their earlier counterparts, jet-fighter pilots, including all of their confidence and bravado. These “BattleMechs” are a full three stories tall and armed with enough weaponry to level a city.

How will we do this at T-Rev you ask? With the help of “MechCorps” and their amazing, computerized battle pods. They will be bringing eight of these amazing machines to the game. These pods take electronic gaming to a whole new level. Sealed inside you are totally immersed in the experience of piloting your own “BattleMech” as you and your teammates face your enemies in a battle where scale is measured in miles…not yards.

The MechCorps battle pods will be arriving at TXR Paintball on Friday. Friday night players will be able to play BattleTech matches free of charge to acquaint themselves with the system.

The pods will be closed until game on at noon Saturday. Beginning at 12:30pm registered T-Rev players will battle in the MechCorps BattleTech pods every fifteen minutes (free of charge). Victories yield resources for your commander allowing him to purchase things that will help them with their battle on the field including extra MOS and supply cards, aircraft, and fuel.

We will also allow six players from each side to build their own mini-mech bodies (think small Star Wars AT-AT). These will be treated as tanks. They will need fuel to operate and must be taken out by Nerf rounds or Satchel Charges. If you are interested in doing so contact your commander for details. Commanders will submit the list of mini-mech players.

So there you have it! Viper’s Texas Revolution 2013: Tech Wars

More storyline details will be released as they become available. If you want to learn more about MechCorps and BattleTech visit http://www.MechCorps.com. If you are in Houston you can even visit MechCorps and learn to pilot a BattleMech before the event!

I see First Strike is a sponsor. Does that mean anybody can use them, or is this only for the "registered snipers" like was posted last year?
And how does the 26-hour thing work? Is everybody playing and on the field for 26 hours?

Firstly, I believe you misunderstood last year's "First Strike Snipers." These were simply two players who were set up with a Tiberius marker and FS rounds and given a special set of missions. First Strikes weren't limited last year. Anyone could use them, just as at all of my events. Secondly, the game starts noon Saturday and goes until 2pm Sunday with a 1.5 hour break at dinner and a standown at night (around 10 or 11 pm) until restart at 9am Sunday morning. Commanders get mission packets every thirty minutes. Most of these have three two-part missions in them. When you are eliminated you can either return to your hospital (near you side's HQ) and wait for the respawn that comes every ten minutes, or you can take a break and then return to your hospital for respawn when you are ready to play again.

Pre registration is now open for Texas Revolution 2013: "Tech Wars" at TXR Paintball in Houston April 13 & 14! After having over 560 players at our event there last November we fully expect to have 600+ players at this event. Come join the fun! Click here to register!

Are you ready for battle in a 75-ton, walking tank?Need to knock the rust off of your 'Mech piloting skills?

Battlemech Bootcamp will be available at MechCorps HQ and Training Facility (16034 West Road, Houston, TX 77095) to help sharpen your skills, rust removal and help you get the advantage on your opponents. We have National BattleTech Masters on staff and willing to teach you everything you need to know to assure victory for your house and glory to your name.

To all registered combatants for "Texas Revolution: Tech Wars" at TXR Paintball, MechCorps will offer our Membership Discount for UP TO SIX HOURS of training per "Regulars' Night" held at our headquarters. Just bring up a printed receipt from your registration to this year's Texas Revolution to ANY of our Regulars' Nights through the end of April and get $5.00 offadmission!

Want to and trying to. I love paint ball and I love the Mech Pods. So it is putting two things a Love together. I am trying to budget for a hotel. If I can't afford a hotel that would mean driving all the way to League City on the other side of town to sleep. I also have one other complication. My daughter has gotten hooked on paintball. So I have trying to budget for 2. I am 80% sure I will go.

[quote name='SCHULER' timestamp='1361084500' post='3156741']Dang kids. Lol that's a great thing man. I hope you can go. The hotel idea is a great one. I live about 45 min away so I'm thinking of just going home.[/quote.

Yea I would like her to go I think she would make a good medic. Because she seems to be almost always one of the last ones shot out of games. I think that would be an important qualification for a medic. Her going just doubles the cost of everything. But I think her going would make it a lot more fun

Here is the most important question I can ask. If I bring my daughter how safe is it going to feel if one of us gets shot out and the other is still in the game. Yea I know it happens in paintball all the time. But in a game like this as a father am I could to feel she is ok out on the field around a bunch of people I don't know? I know it sounds silly to ask but I am a Dad first and for most.

Here is the most important question I can ask. If I bring my daughter how safe is it going to feel if one of us gets shot out and the other is still in the game. Yea I know it happens in paintball all the time. But in a game like this as a father am I could to feel she is ok out on the field around a bunch of people I don't know? I know it sounds silly to ask but I am a Dad first and for most.

She will be fine. I am an employee at TXR and I know for a fact that ours refs will make sure she stays safe, and there will be plenty of our TXR Scenario teams that would make sure nothing happens to her. we take care of our players and I hope that you would trust us to keep her safe.

Here is the most important question I can ask. If I bring my daughter how safe is it going to feel if one of us gets shot out and the other is still in the game. Yea I know it happens in paintball all the time. But in a game like this as a father am I could to feel she is ok out on the field around a bunch of people I don't know? I know it sounds silly to ask but I am a Dad first and for most.

She will be fine. I am an employee at TXR and I know for a fact that ours refs will make sure she stays safe, and there will be plenty of our TXR Scenario teams that would make sure nothing happens to her. we take care of our players and I hope that you would trust us to keep her safe.

In 2107 hyperjumping was discovered, allowing mankind to colonize space. However, as we are still humans, man still wages war against man, albeit on a much larger scale, and governments and corporations are now one in the same. Our story takes place in the year 2728. Two families, House Kurita and House Davion, battle for control of the Federated Suns, a large and powerful corporation, or “Successor State.” In a Romeo and Juliet story a member of House Davion fell in love with a young man from House Kurita and bore him three children. The Prince Roger Davion, head of House Davion at the time, took action to prevent these children from being successors to lead House Davion, but Takiro Kurita asserted that Vincent Kurita was the rightful heir, which would essentially put House Kurita in control of both the Draconis Combine and the Federated Suns. So a battle ensued across the planets under control of these two Successor States. Infantry fights across many planets while BattleMechs are dedicated to fighting on mining planets for valuable resources to keep the infantry supplied with what they need to win. Additionally, Terran weapon manufacturers are in the wings with advanced BattleMech upgrades. What do they want for these? I guess you will find out when you speak to them. So Prince Joseph Davion of the Federated Suns is forced to defend against the persistent attacks of Takiro Kurita of the Draconis Combine as they fight for control of the largest and most powerful Successor State in the entire Star League. For even more detail...try this.... http://www.sarna.net...cond_Hidden_War

By the way, for you paintball history buffs, this is the same field and producer that brought you the largest paintball scenario in Texas, and the same field and producer that brought you the first large-scale, three sided paintball scenario in the world. This year, to the best of my knowledge, this will be the first time a video game has actually been fully-integrated into a 26 hour paintball scenario game. Come join us and be a part of even MORE paintball history!

By the way, for you paintball history buffs, this is the same field and producer that brought you the largest paintball scenario in Texas, and the same field and producer that brought you the first large-scale, three sided paintball scenario in the world. This year, to the best of my knowledge, this will be the first time a video game has actually been fully-integrated into a 26 hour paintball scenario game. Come join us and be a part of even MORE paintball history!

Not only will you save money, but you will also get in on a special drawing (to be announced) open only to "Early Birds." Early Bird preregistration closes Saturday night at midnight so head on over and get registered for what will, no doubt, be the largest Texas scenario event in over 12 years! Click here to register!

This has serious geekgasm potential. Battletech Pod matches feeding into the scenario- very cool. Can the scenario feed into the battlepod matches (i.e. finds/achievements on the field unlocking mechs are equipment for the mechs)?

Here is the most important question I can ask. If I bring my daughter how safe is it going to feel if one of us gets shot out and the other is still in the game. Yea I know it happens in paintball all the time. But in a game like this as a father am I could to feel she is ok out on the field around a bunch of people I don't know? I know it sounds silly to ask but I am a Dad first and for most.

TXR is a great field with a great staff working the event. We came from Mississippi to play last year and can't wait to come back this year. I would suggest find people you know from your local field and pair up with them to have some extra eyes around. But between refs and "actors" you should be fine. But 9/10 if she is close to you and you get out, she will probably get out too